RE:YTD
It's not Jan. 1st. yet. Besides, considering dividends are equivalent to 1.5%, your actually up a little over 2%. No great shucks, but it means your post is incorrect. What about doing the calculation today, or even if you're again willing to disregard the extreme circumstances of the last few weeks, to at least be technically correct, how about waiting until Jan. 2nd.? Unless of course, you were just feeling like carping.